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1、~TheAlchemist~PauloCoelho§Prologue§PartOne§PartTwo§Epilogue~~~~~~~~~PrologueThealchemistpickedupabookthatsomeoneinthecaravanhadbrought.Leafingthroughthepages,hefoundastoryaboutNarcissus.ThealchemistknewthelegendofNarcissus,ayouthwhokneltdailybesidealaketocontemplatehisownbeauty.He
2、wassofascinatedbyhimselfthat,onemorning,hefellintothelakeanddrowned.Atthespotwherehefell,aflowerwasborn,whichwascalledthenarcissus.Butthiswasnothowtheauthorofthebookendedthestory.HesaidthatwhenNarcissusdied,thegoddessesoftheforestappearedandfoundthelake,whichhadbeenfreshwater,tran
3、sformedintoalakeofsaltytears."Whydoyouweep?"thegoddessesasked."IweepforNarcissus,"thelakereplied."Ah,itisnosurprisethatyouweepforNarcissus,"theysaid,"forthoughwealwayspursuedhimintheforest,youalonecouldcontemplatehisbeautycloseathand.""But...wasNarcissusbeautiful?"thelakeasked."Wh
4、obetterthanyoutoknowthat?"thegoddessessaidinwonder."Afterall,itwasbyyourbanksthatheknelteachdaytocontemplatehimself!"Thelakewassilentforsometime.Finally,itsaid:"IweepforNarcissus,butInevernoticedthatNarcissuswasbeautiful.Iweepbecause,eachtimehekneltbesidemybanks,Icouldsee,inthedep
5、thsofhiseyes,myownbeautyreflected.""Whatalovelystory,"thealchemistthought.PartOneTheboy'snamewasSantiago.Duskwasfallingastheboyarrivedwithhisherdatanabandonedchurch.Theroofhadfalleninlongago,andanenormoussycamorehadgrownonthespotwherethesacristyhadoncestood.Hedecidedtospendthenigh
6、tthere.Hesawtoitthatallthesheepenteredthroughtheruinedgate,andthenlaidsomeplanksacrossittopreventtheflockfromwanderingawayduringthenight.Therewerenowolvesintheregion,butonceananimalhadstrayedduringthenight,andtheboyhadhadtospendtheentirenextdaysearchingforit.Hesweptthefloorwithhis
7、jacketandlaydown,usingthebookhehadjustfinishedreadingasapillow.Hetoldhimselfthathewouldhavetostartreadingthickerbooks:theylastedlonger,andmademorecomfortablepillows.Itwasstilldarkwhenheawoke,and,lookingup,hecouldseethestarsthroughthehalf-destroyedroof.Iwantedtosleepalittlelonger,h
8、ethought.Hehadhadthesamedreamthat
